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Asia Bibi Death Sentence Appeal: Pakistani Christians Call for a Day of Fasting & Prayer - David V. Barrett, Catholic Herald+++

Archbishop Theodore McCarrick Lives in Comfort Near a Grammar School; Here’s Why He’s Untouchable - John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream+++

A Mom Speaks at a School Board Meeting Over LGBT Indoctrination – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith++

Divisions are Growing – Fr. Z’s Blog++

Alice Nutter: a Witch or a Secret Catholic? – Dominic Selwood, Catholic Herald+

Bishop Konderla Issues Memorandum on the Celebration of Halloween - Diocese of Tulsa

Can Catholics Watch Horror Movies? – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Exchange

Why are the Psalms Numbered Differently? – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

Continuous Daily Updates on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

Canon Law, Good Conscience, & Pope Francis – Fr. John Catoir, Catholic Stand

Politics as Substitute Religion on the Left – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Meet Your New Best Friend: The Fundraising Pyramid – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Demonic Activity Online, Part II – Jay Toups, Hope in the Storm+

Are Catholics Cannibals? – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

Famous Car Company Names for the Virgin Mary – Scott Smith, All Roads Lead to Rome

Why Self-identification Should Not Legally Make You a Woman – Kathleen Stock, Mercatornet

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Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis